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As New COVID Variants Continue to Spread, Boston Doctors Wonder, ‘What's the Plan?'
The immune-evading COVID-19 variants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 are continuing to rise in New England, with their share of cases nearly doubling each of the past two weeks. BQ.1 and and BQ.1.1 now account for approximately 20% of all coronavirus cases in the region, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s almost double the 13% figure...
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COVID Q&A: Update on New Variants, Bivalent Boosters
Top Boston doctors discuss the latest updates on COVID variants XBB, BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 and talk about new research that suggested the neutralizing antibodies from the bivalent vaccine were not much higher than those from the monovalent vaccine during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “COVID Q&A.”
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‘Nightmare' XBB Variant Likely Already Here, Boston Doctors Say
Boston doctors are “almost certain” that XBB, the so-called “nightmare” COVID-19 variant, is already circulating in Massachusetts. The new strain, a descendent of omicron variant BA.2, has been spreading rapidly in parts of the world, including Singapore. Dubbed the “nightmare variant,” it is extremely immune evasive and has also shown that it might be immune to current vaccines. Tufts Medical...
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COVID Q&A: New COVID Variants, Explained
Top Boston doctors discuss new COVID variants XBB, BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 and talk about priorities for the next governor of Massachusetts during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “COVID Q&A.”
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COVID Q&A: Boston Doctors Explain BU Research, New Variants and Winter Surge Concerns
Top Boston doctors discuss some controversial research at Boston University, the new BQ.1.1 strain and whether there will be a winter surge during NBC10 Boston’s weekly series, “COVID Q&A.”